A compilation of six heavy acid-rock tracks by The Firebirds, an enigmatic studio project who also recorded as The 31 Flavors. Found on two “cash-in” psychedelic albums which also feature cover versions and blatant Hendrix rip-offs (see “Gypsy Fire”, included here), these 1969 recordings collected together present twenty-six minutes of mega-heavy guitar distortion and fuzz-riffs of the most brutal, monolithic nature since Blue Cheer’s debut of the previous year. The Firebirds may not have been a “proper” band, but when left to cut loose on music of their own devising they bequeathed a brief but maniacal legacy of relentless electric noise much more intense than most groups could muster; take Distortions Of Darkness for a trip into intuitive, decelerated barbarity.